About
Acantholimon ulicinum is a compact, evergreen sub-shrub that creates a cushion-like mound. It features tightly grouped, grey-green, needle-like foliage. In summer, clusters of pink flowers appear on short, upright stems.
About the genus
Acantholimon consists of evergreen perennials that create thick mats of narrow, needle-like foliage. In early summer, they produce funnel-shaped blooms arranged in short spikes or panicles.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
- Native to
- Turkey, Lebanon
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow outdoors in full sun in very free-draining soil, such as an upright wall crevice, with protection from winter wet, or in an alpine house or frame in equal parts peat-free, loam-based potting compost and coarse grit
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in spring, or by semi-ripe cuttings taken in late summer
- Pest resistance
- Generally problem free
- Disease resistance
- Generally problem free